Apparatus for heaping or piling up packages, bags, and the like



Apr. 1.7, 1923. A 1,452,449

J. C. THOUVlOT APPARATUS FOR HEAPING OR FILING UP PACKAGES, BAGS, AND THE LIKE Filed July 2, 1920 4 Sheets-Sheet l Fig.1.

Apr. 17, 1923. 1,452,449

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Patented Apr. 17, 1923.

umrao STATES JEAN CLAUDE rnouvror; or rAIRrs-LHorrmn ,FRANCE.

APPARATUS roe nnarms oierrmne UP PACKAGES, Bees, AND. THE, LIKE.

Application filed Jul 2, 1920. Serial No. 393,499.

To a ll'wh'om it concern: I g g Be it known that LJE N CLAUDE THoU- .VIOT, of Paris-LHopital, Saone and Loire,

France, have invented an Apparatus for -Heaping or filing Up Packages, Bags, and the like, of which'the following is a full,

i ing or piling them on other packages either on a platform erected above the ground or floor.

way, are arranged and combined in such a manner that the whole of the apparatus may i it down at the required place.

This invention will be described, by way of example, in the accompanying drawing,

in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus, the prop being folded back.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the said apparatus. f

Fig. 3 is another plan view of the apparatus but withoutthe upper plate.

' Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the apparatus I in the first phase of the raising movement on the wheels andon the prop.

F ig. 5 shows inside elevation the appa- I ratus completely raised. I

. Fig. 6 shows a detail in cross vertical sectheother hand, on a crossbar c the bent up ends ofwhich serve as a guide for. the said frame.

The poled is connected to the frame f of the apparatus by' two angle-irons arranged at the ends of a bent axle'z'. These The various parts, devised in a special wheels can take various positions relatively to the frame f as will be seen hereafter.

On each side of the frame fis pivoted at y, an arm serving as a supportfor the axle i of the Wh'eels,-this arm is being suitably bent for resting on the ground at Z.

The arms 70 each carry a hook on pivoted at'na'nd capable ofcoming 111 engagement with a claw 0 arran ed onthe end o 'bent at right angles of the prop 0 Thehook m is adapted to release the claw 0 3 of theprop at the proper time, whilst being I as an axle for the rollers: 2. by a metal bar forming a central rack 0 On each of the branches of the frame 7 is secured ,a tappet f adapted to hold the frame raised abovethe arms is.

will be indicated hereafter.

In the pole d is arranged a rodu, Fig. 7, the function of which will also be indicated hereafter. p i I The apparatus comprises also, optionally,

two pneumatic shock-absorbers'v acting as a brake and pivotingrespe'ctively, on the one hand, onthe arms 76 and, on the other hand, on theangle-irons g. l

Supposing the apparatus is in the position itoccupies Fig. 1, if abag is to beta-ken from the ground and placed onlanoth'er bag, the operations is as follows:

. First movement(a)' Raise the free end of the pole cl-and introduce the member a of the frame arranged vertically under the bag to bedisplaced; (7)) cause this bag to out however'allowing the arms'k. to 'touch the ground at Z); then lead the loaded ap.-.

paratus opposite the bag already in position. Second movement- Press upon the free end of the pole 0Z untilthe pawls engages with the rack 0 Fig. 4:. In this movement, the wheels hand the arms k remain incontact with the ground; the rollers-q also rest The frame f is mo'unted on two wheels hon-the ground;

Zonta] the free end of the pole (Z, so that the apparatus takes a bearing on the rollers 9; then the arms 70 pivot and actuated by the wheels, finally stop against the bent end of the prop 0 whilst'the hooks m engage with the claws 0,.s0 that the arms it are thus held stationary as indicated in Fig. 5.

Fourth movement- Raise the frame 0;, as shown in Fig. 5, by taking it with the hand byits rear end, the bag to be piled up then comes of itself vertically on the bag already in position. i

The operation being terminated, for bringingiback the apparatus in the position it occupies in Fig. 1, it suffices to fold down the frame a on the pole (Z and to press upon the endgof the latter; the rollers g of the prop remain in contact with the ground, and the pawl s releases itself from the rack 0 At this moment, the clawso leave the hooks m. In these conditions, the prop being no longer retained, pivotson its pivot pin 79 and by reason of its own weight, the apparatus automatically takes back its initial position as indicated in Fig. 1.

In order to avoid a too sudden collapsing on the arms Z". and to prevent the shock which may result therefrom, these armsare subjected to the action of two pneumatic shock absorbers o acting as 'a brake.

For avoiding the accidental disengagement of the pawl s, when the apparatus is loaded, the frame. a being folded down, this pawl s is held stationary by the rod M, Fig.

7, through the medium of the lever 25. Un-

. unloading the same it suflices to raise the framed by its rear end and the package is vertically depositedon the ground.

The forms, details. accessories. materials and. dimensions of this apparatus may of .course be varied without departing thereby from the spirit of the invention.

Cla-ims 1.. An apparatus for heaping or piling up .zpackages'. bags and the like, comprising a pole, at pivoted frame a on the pole, a frame arms 7': pivoted to the frame f. an axle z' ,luounted in'the arms, wheels h on the axle, a prop 0 pivoted tothe frame 7" and having rack at one end, rollers Q mounted in .th'eother end of the prop, a retaining'pawl s on the frame; for engaging the rack of the prop, and hooks m on the prop for engaging the arms is to maintain the axle of the wheels infixed position.

2. In an apparatus for heaping or piling up packages, bags and the like, a pole, an axle, wheels on the axle, arms having one end secured to the axle and their other ends adapted to rest'on the'ground, a frame depending from the pole and pivoted to the arms, a prop having intermediate of its ends a member pivoted to the frame, detachable engaging means between the upper end of the prop and" the frame, and means for lock ing the member of the prop to the said arms.

3. In an apparatus for heaping or piling up packages, bags and the like, a pole, a frame depending from the pole, an axle, wheels on the axle, arms having one end secured to the axle and their other ends bent 'to rest upon the ground and to which arms the frame is pivoted, a'prop having intermediate of its ends connected arms pivoted'to the frame below the pivotal connection of the frame with said arms, the upper end of the prop being provided with a rack, a pawl mounted on the frame and adapted to en gage the rack of the pole, and a pivoted hook on the said arms and having a locking engagement with the arms of the pole.

4. In an apparatus for heaping or piling up packages, bags and the like, a pole, a frame depending from the pole, an axle, wheels on the axle, arms having one end secured to the axle, and the other end bent to rest upon the ground, the frame being pivoted to the arms, a prop having at one end a rack, and at its other end rollers, arms secured to the prop intermediate of its ends and having at their ends a connecting member, said arms being pivoted to the'lower'end of the frame, a pawl mounted on the frame and adapted to engage the rack of the prop, means for locking the pawl in engagement with the rack, a hook pivoted to the arms secured to the axle, and a member on the connecting member of the arms of the prop and with which said hook is adapted to engage.

5. In an apparatus for heaping or piling up packages, bags and the like, an axle, wheels on the axle, arms secured to the axle and having angular ends adapted to rest on the ground, a frame pivoted to the arms adistance from its lower end, a prop pivotally connected with the lower end of the frame, interengaging means between the upper end of the prop and frame, and means for locking the said arms to the prop.

.6. In an apparatus for heaping or piling up packages, bags and the like, an axle, wheels on the axle, arms in one end of which the axle is mounted, a frame pivoted to the arms, a prop pivotally connected with the said frame, means for locking the prop to the arms and interengaging means between the upperend of the prop and the frame.

7. In an apparatus forheaping or piling up packages, bags and the like. an axle,-"-

wheels on the axle, arms in one end of which up packages, bags and the like, an axle,

wheels on the axle, arms in one end of which the axle is mounted, the other end of the arms being adapted to rest on the ground, a

frame pivoted at a distance from its lower end to the arms, whereby the arms can be swung into vertical position with the wheels below the lower end of the frame and the frame thereby elevated, and means for holding the parts in said positions.

The foregoing specification of my apparatus for heaping or piling up packages, bags and the like signed by me this 7th day of 20 June 1920.

JEAN CLAUDE THOUVIOT. 

